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nirv\s»4vt ry: world air forces CN-235 F27 Friendship200 Falcon 20E/20F Y-12 (II) Baron/King Air PA-34 Seneca II Citation V Cessna 172N An-26 Twin Bonanza SF-25C 2 2 1/2 2 •• 1/1 ••••••• 1 1 3 2/ COMBAT HELICOPTER SA316B/SA319 15 Mi-35 1- TRAINING AIRCRAFT T-37B Tweet MFI-17BMushshak Super Mushshak 30 K-8 Karakorum 12 PAKISTAN NAVAL AVIATION The Pakistan navy's Lynx and Alouette Ills are carried on frigates and destroyers. The Exocet-armed Sea Kings are too large for the flight decks and are shore- based. Operational activity Pakistani MPA have joined US and other coalition air craft to look for seaborne activity by Al Qaeda support ers in the Arabian Sea. Procurement Orion deliveries were delayed by the US embargo that blocked additional air force F-16s, but more may be delivered as part of the procurement package for the air force to replace all the Atlantiques. Chinese Z-9EC heli copters are being considered for use on new frigates. Fleet review The USA has also agreed to help the navy refurbish its two P-3C Orion MPA. The work will start in November 2004 and will restore them to an operational state. Type Active Stored Order/Req ISTAR/SPECIAL MISSION P-3C Orion Atlantic 1 BN-2T Defender TRANSPORT Y-12-11 F27-200/400 7 2 3/2 COMBAT HELICOPTER Sea Kinq 45 Lynx HAS3 Alouette III c 3 8 3 PAKISTAN ARMY AVIATION CORPS The army aviation corps has been in the forefront of offensive operations against Islamic militants. Operational activity AH-1 Cobra gunships and other helicopters were used extensively in the search and destroy sweeps. Significant Pakistani forces are still deployed along the line of control in Kashmir and rely on helicopters for logistic support. Procurement The USA supplied 12 AH-1Fs during 2004 for use as spares for the existing fleet and negotiations are under way to sell another 20 examples, along with 40 ex-US Army UH-1Hs. The Mushshak is a locally built Saab MFI-17 Supporter. The Y-12s arrived in 1997 and 16 more Mi-17s were ordered in September 2001 and delivered a year later. It is envisaged that by 2010, army aviation will have 80 AH-1Fs, 60 UH-1Hs, 25 Mi- 17s, 5 AB205S, 40 Bell 407s, reconnaissance, VIR trainer and urban security helicopters. The delivery of 26 new Bell 412EP helicopters is under way. Fleet review The Pakistan army's AH-1Fs were delivered from 1984. These are armed with the TOW missile and have suf fered spares shortages because of the USA's arms sanctions. Most of the remaining army fleet is fixed- wing observation/liaison types. Type Active Stored Order/Req TRANSPORT 0-1E Bird Dog 10 Commander 690/840 Cessna 421 Y-12(ll) Y-12-11 Citation V 1/1 HHHHHI 2 •••••••••^•H 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AH-1 F Cobra SA330J Puma Mi-17 Bell 205A-1 Bell412/412EP Mi-24 UH-1H/V Bell 206B SA316B SA315B Lama TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Schweizer 300 10 Bell 47G •••••••• MFI-17 Mushshak 115 UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES vision-iHKHHHHBMMi IDS NR-2 AIR FORCE The air force was established to provide transport for government officials and the security forces of the Palestine National Authority in the mid-1990s. Operational activity Since the start of the current uprising against Israeli occupation the remaining Palestinian aircraft have been stranded abroad. Procurement No procurement is planned. Fleet review It has a Lockheed Jetstar, an AB212 and two Mi-17s. Two Mi-8s were destroyed by an Israeli air attack in December 2001. TRANSPORT Type Active Stored Order/Req Lockheed Jetstar COMBAT HELICOPTER AB212 1 PANAMA SERVICIO AEREO NACIONAL (NATIONAL AIR SERVICE) Panama's national air service is the remnant of the air force that existed before the 1989 US invasion. Operational activity No major operational activity has occurred over the past year. Procurement No major procurement activity has occurred over the past year. Fleet review Panama's air force is essentially a military transport service. Type TRANSPORT C-212-200/300 BN-2A Islander CN-235M-10 PA-34 Seneca Cessna 150/172/ 206/U-17 DHC-6 PA-31 Gulfstream II Active Stored 3/3 2 •HIHBB1 2 1/1/1/5 2 2 1 Order/Req COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell205/UH-1H UH-1B 412 Bell 212 Bell 407 S-76 TRAINING AIRCRAFT T-35DPillan 10 PAPUA NEW GUINEA DEFENCE FORCE The country has strong security ties with Australia, which has regularly supplied military hardware. Operational activity Australia signed an agreement to send 300 police and civil servants to the country in December 2003 to help fight crime and corruption. Procurement UH-1Hs were donated by Australia, while Indonesia donated an NBO105 in 1999. Fleet review The Nomads are equipped with the Thales Searchwater radar and are used for coastal patrol. The other types are used for transport and surveillance of the border with Irian Jaya. Many aircraft have been unserviceable, but the air force returned two UH-1Hs and two transports to the air in September 2002. Type Active Stored Order/Req TRANSPORT N22B Nomad/N22SB Arava 3 ••••• King Air 200 1 King Air 350 •• COMBAT HELICOPTER UH-1H 4 NBO105 Mi-17 4 •i.'i;rTi'i'YMWMBBBHB1ll— FUERZA AEREA PARAGUAYA (AIR FORCE) This poverty-stricken South American country has no external military threats and its armed forces are orien tated to internal security and counter-drugs operations. Operational activity Small-scale counter-drug operations require regular air support for the army and police. Procurement Much of Paraguay's military fleet has been donated by others, principally Taiwan, which supplied AT-33s and UH-1Hs. Paraguay and Taiwan also discussed the donation of 12 F-5E/Fs for many years, but they were seen as too expensive to operate. In March 2003 a C- 212-400 was purchased from EADS Casa and work contracted to rebuild three already in service. Fleet review Armed Xavantes and a few Tucanos are the combat element of the air force. Much of the fleet is unservice able, with aircraft often used as spares sources to keep one or two flying. Asuncion's airport is also the base for Transporte Aereo Militar, the country's military-run air line. Although Paraguay is a land-locked country, it has a navy that patrols the Paraguay River. An aviation component flies river patrol and liaison missions, operating from river patrol vessels. Type Active Stored Order/Req COMBAT AIRCRAFT AT-33A EMB326 Xavante 5 T-27 Tucano 4 TRANSPORT C-47 Dakota C-212-200 Aviocar Cessna 185 Cessna U206 Cessna 402 Cessna T-41D DHC-6 Twin Otter PA-32 Baron Cessna310/U-17 707-321B Citation II 1 1 3 2 1 1 •••• 1/2 1 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER HB350B (Ecureuil) 3 UH-1H/B 3/5 UH-12E-4 2 Hughes 300 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT T-35A/T-35B 8/4 A122 Uirapuru 1 www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 16-22 NOVEMBER 2004 79
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